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On the Cultural Figure—and Lived Reality—of the Blind Writer

On the Cultural Figure—and Lived Reality—of the Blind Writer

M. Leona Godin Considers Homer, Borges, and the Large Gap Between Metaphorical and Practical

By M. Leona Godin | June 7, 2021

Once and For All: Is Drunkenness Actually Good for Art?

Once and For All: Is Drunkenness Actually Good for Art?

Edward Slingerland Considers the History of—and Science Behind—Alcohol as Muse

By Edward Slingerland | June 7, 2021

On the Storied Life of Miguel de Cervantes and His Greatest Creation, <em>Don Quixote</em>

On the Storied Life of Miguel de Cervantes and His Greatest Creation, Don Quixote

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | June 7, 2021

On the Strange Journey of Ṣägga Krǝstos and His Impact on the Renaissance World

On the Strange Journey of Ṣägga Krǝstos and His Impact on the Renaissance World

From the Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast with Michael Robinson

By Time to Eat the Dogs | June 7, 2021

Watch Allen Ginsberg perform the first song he ever wrote, on the roof of his apartment.

Watch Allen Ginsberg perform the first song he ever wrote, on the roof of his apartment.

By Walker Caplan | June 3, 2021

Dispatches from the “Reconstruction” of Afghanistan, c. 2004

Dispatches from the “Reconstruction” of Afghanistan, c. 2004

Frank Light: “You had to believe the people who sent you had a clue. You had to believe they cared.”

By Frank Light | June 3, 2021

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Judy Batalion on the Emotional Legacy of the Holocaust

By Just the Right Book | June 3, 2021

Jill Lepore on Nazi Propaganda and the Fate of “Axis Sally”

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | June 3, 2021

Watch a young Flannery O’Connor teaching her chicken to walk backwards.

By Walker Caplan | June 2, 2021

How a Single Cookbook Shaped What It Meant to Be an “American Woman”

How a Single Cookbook Shaped What It Meant to Be an “American Woman”

Jess McHugh on the Complicated Legacy of Betty Crocker

By Jess McHugh | June 2, 2021

Why Are We So Resistant to the Idea of a Modern Myth?

Why Are We So Resistant to the Idea of a Modern Myth?

Philip Ball: “Myths are promiscuous; they were postmodern before the concept existed.”

By Philip Ball | June 2, 2021

Encoding, Storing, Retrieving: How Memory Works

Encoding, Storing, Retrieving: How Memory Works

Lauren Aguirre on Recovering Past Experiences and Forming Fake Ones

By Lauren Aguirre | June 2, 2021

King Mob Rule: On a First-Person Account of the Horrific Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

King Mob Rule: On a First-Person Account of the Horrific Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

Mary E. Jones Parrish Remembers and Mourns the Destruction of Tulsa’s Black Community

By Mary E. Jones Parrish | June 1, 2021

What Makes a Great Speech?

What Makes a Great Speech?

Simon Sebag Montefiore Considers the Qualities of Great Oratory Throughout History

By Simon Sebag Montefiore | June 1, 2021

On the Long Debated Origin Story of Domestic Chickens

On the Long Debated Origin Story of Domestic Chickens

Gina G. Warren Considers the History of the Backyard Bird

By Gina G. Warren | June 1, 2021

The ACLU’s Long Fight For Marriage Equality

The ACLU’s Long Fight For Marriage Equality

Sasha Issenberg on Constitutional Rights in the 80s and the Shifting Definitions of Marital Union

By Sasha Issenberg | June 1, 2021

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